How to send emails at a certain time Outlook

Yes, guys! You can send an email at a scheduled time. You can tell like delay or schedule an email in Outlook. Today in this content I will describe how to send emails at a certain time in Outlook. Maybe some of you will be surprised to know this but it is true and very easy to do.

There are three separate ways to send an email at a certain time through Outlook, I will describe here all three techniques. Let’s get started.

How to send emails at a certain time Outlook

Three separate ways are:

• Delay delivery wizard
• Tag group tool
• Creating rules

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Delay Delivery Wizard

• Go to the Home tab, and Click New Email.

• Go to the Options tab, and Click Delay Delivery Wizard on More Options on the ribbon.

• The Delay Delivery Properties dialog box will open. Go to Delivery Options there.

• Click the checkbox Do not deliver before and set the date and time. Click close and send your email on a regular basis. The email will hold in the outbox waiting to be shipped at your scheduled time.

Tag group tool

• Go to the Home tab, and Click New Email.

Go to the Message tab, Click the Tag group right bottom corner for Message Options.

• A new dialog box will open like the previous method. Follow the previous method’s instructions.

Creating rules Method

• Go to the File tab> Info> Managing Rules & Alerts

• Go to the Emails Rule tab, click New Rule

• Select Apply rule on message I send and click Next.

• As no need to set any condition, skip steps 1 and 2 and click Next

• Microsoft Outlook will ask for confirmation, Click Yes

• Check the box Defer delivery by a number of minutes, Set deferred delivery time as you like. Click OK and Click Next. But be informed that t cannot be more than 120 minutes.

• Select exception if necessary. But no exception is needed here. Click Next.

• Specify a name for this rule, Turn on this rule and click Finish.

• Click Apply and OK to complete the work.

Important things to know

The Delay feature is reliable but you have to remember the following facts:

• Microsoft Outlook should be open.
• Your computer should be connected to the internet.
• Your device time and date should be correct.

I hope, this content is helpful to you. You already learned how to send emails at a certain time Outlook from here. If you have any queries please let me know. The comment box is open for you. I will try my best to reply to your question. Thank You.